Today was Gender Bender day at the 4th-8th grade Tippecanoe School for the Arts and Humanities in Milwaukee today. For those of you who do not know what a Gender Bender is, it is when boys are encouraged to dress up as girls and girls are encouraged to dress like boys. This phenomenon in schools has [...]
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Today is Gender Bender Day at Tippecanoe School for the Arts and Humanities in Milwaukee
May 24, 2013 By 5 Comments
Legislators Statements on House Passage of Concealed Carry Bill
May 24, 2013 By 4 Comments
Looking at this bill, I continue to get the feeling that gun owners are negotiating their rights away. Some of the provisions that make this a burdensome bill are the following: $150 license fee $300 non-resident license fee 16 hour training requirement 3 hour renewal training requirement Allows any law enforcement agency to object to a license applicant based [...]
Champion News Alert: Is the Government Using Banks to Target Conservatives Groups?
May 24, 2013 By 4 Comments
Full details and timeline can be found here.
Is the Government Using Banks to Target Conservatives Groups?
May 23, 2013 By 16 Comments
Since the IRS scandal broke it is clear that the government knows no bounds in how it can politically go after it’s opponents. Given my recent experience with the bank account for my Political PAC being closed, I have to wonder if the government is also using banks to go after Conservatives. I started a [...]
Homeland Security Visits Downers Grove IRS Protest
May 21, 2013 By 65 Comments
The IRS protests in Downers Grove had between 175 and 200 people in attendance (Pictures below). The event was held at the corner of Esplanade and Butterfield Dr. since that was busier than directly in front of the IRS offices. Several police were there to direct traffic. What surprised many was a Homeland Security vehicle [...]
IRS Protests – Tuesday May 21st @ 12 noon
May 20, 2013 By 2 Comments
The Tea Party Patriots are calling on protests at all IRS offices tomorrow, May 21st at noon. For further information you can signup at http://www.teapartypatriots.org/irs-protests/. They are even providing a sample toolkit: DOWNLOAD YOUR IRS PROTEST TOOLKIT: 1: Talking points 2: Sample letter to the editor 3: Sample letter to Senator 4: Sample Tweets 5: An infographic showing the IRS [...]
Conservative Hispanic Groups Targeted In IRS Scandal
May 20, 2013 By 2 Comments
As the IRS scandal widens, we find more and more conservative groups have been targeted. Besides the targeting of Tea Party and Constituion style groups, pro-life groups, Jewish groups, and now conservative Hispanics were also targeted. George Rodriquez claims the IRS is also targeting conservative Hispanics. His group, the San Antonio Tea Party, was asked [...]
David Axelrod Makes Case for Smaller Government
May 17, 2013 By 30 Comments
In the following video clip David Axelrod makes the case why smaller government is needed. In the clip, Axelrod states, “Part of being president is there’s so much beneath you that you can’t know because the government is so vast”. This statement is exactly the problem with big government. The IRS scandal is exhibit A [...]
Madigan vs Cullerton on Pension Reform
May 16, 2013 By 2 Comments
Below is the Reboot Illinois comparison of the Madigan vs Cullerton Pension reform bills. Neither bill fixes the system permanently and yes both will end up in court. The pension guarantee in both bills is the most disastrous part of the bills that would allow the state to continue to increase benefits, spend out of [...]
FOIA Appeals to Attorney General Spike 22%
May 15, 2013 By 1 Comment
The Daily Herald reports that the number of FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) appeals to Attorney General Lisa Madigan have spiked 22% in the last year. That increase could stem from more government denials of information requests, increased public knowledge about the right to public records, or other reasons, experts said. “I think it’s a [...]
